The highest ranked Sealy is 75, most are in the 60s
Have you tried the Casper Snow / Dream, was shocked how comfortable they were in the store
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Seems you’re 0 for 3, hope you’re at least getting good sleep
Yes, they rated the Casper Snow & Dream Max Hybrids as their top mattresses this year. I tried them both in the showroom and while they felt comfortable, I am concerned with the design of the support technology they use, which is a layer of "Align+" foam with cut-outs at the lumbar and shoulder points to allow deeper pressure relief. I feel that these areas will weaken prematurely before the surrounding areas and cause soft spots in the mattress, which are not covered under their 10 year non-prorated warranty. CR still gave them top durability scores, but I don't think their testing accurately simulates a constant load in those areas which will, I believe, weaken the cell structure of the narrow foam columns that are supporting the heaviest parts of your body. They should have employed a zoned coil arrangement instead, which would be much more durable.
We just got a Casper hybrid snow plush and LOVE it. We returned an Endy medium firm because it was too firm and was killing my back. It was around $3k but I’ve never been happier with a mattress.
Went through this experience with horrible back pain from an Endy Hybrid Medium Firm. I’m a side sleeper and realized that a softer/more plush mattress is the way to go.
We got a Casper Hybrid Snow Plush mattress 6 weeks ago and we LOVE it. It feels so cozy going to bed every night and it completely solved all my back and hip issues.
I just bought the snow for 1700 and so far I love it. I’d just recommend going to a store and seeing what fits your vibe. Foam vs traditional (or hybrid) and soft vs firm
Hey there! Here with another option you might like to consider. If you're looking for something that should do a good job in keeping your spine neutral and giving your wife enough pressure relief on their hips, you should take a look at the Casper Snow.
Based on our testing the Casper Snow would make a great choice for someone in your weight category, who is also a mixed sleeper. Whether you're sleeping on your back, side or stomach the mattress does a great job supporting the areas that need it most. Heavier parts of your body won't sink in any further than the rest, making it a fantastic option as it keeps your hips in line with the rest of your body, which helps prevent strain on your back. It also offers excellent body conformity for average people and fantastic body conformity for heavier people, so it'll do an even better job of relieving pressure for people in those weight categories.
I'm a skinny 150 lbs guy with scoliosis.
For more than a decade, I slept on a mattress made by a small local manufacturer, a simple medium firm innerspring mattress with an Eurotop and it was fine. Also, when I go to hotels and Airbnb's, I sleep usually well and pain-free. I'm just back from France where I spent one week on a child mattress in my friend's guest bedroom and it was perfectly fine.
The nightmare at home began in 2021 when I had to change my old locally made Eurotop mattress.
-Cheap Zinus foam mattress bought on Amazon. It was okish once a memory foam topper was added to it, but still would give me frequent back pain that would wake me up.
-Plush Wayfair mattress: way too soft, horrible violent back pain, couldn't return it, resold it, went back to the Sinus
-Tuft n Needle horrible mattress: way too painfully rigid. They refunded me, made me keep it, it's now in the guest bedroom. Guests love it. Go figure.
-Zinus hybrid mattress that was allegedly medium firm. It was a brick. Even with a memory topper on top of it, it was a brick. Amazon refunded me, didn't take it back, I resold it.
At this point, I did all the mattress stores in my city, bought a big brand mattress that was way too soft. I couldn't return it, only exchange it.
Ended up almost forcefully (nothing else was working in the store) with a Kingsdown mattress that was the softest Kingsdown mattress of the collection, but still too rigid for me. Sleeping on the side, I would wake up in horrendous pain after two hours. I have added a topper and if I sleep on my side, I'm ok until 5-6 am, where the back pain starts, but if I turn on my back during the night, I will wake up with violent pain.
During Black Friday, I ordered a medium firm Silk n Snow. A brick. A mixture of granite and brick. Completely unusable. After some hassle and delays, they took it back.
I once again did all the mattress stores in a radius of 150 km radius and tried everything.
At my local Sleep Country, there was a heavy discount on a Casper Snow, $1000 CAD. Big mistake. That thing is waaaay too soft! Violent back pain that lasted for hours during the whole morning.
I'm going to exchange it but I'm locked in to what they offer at Sleep Country.
Any suggestions around that price or lower? What to look for? The firmness scale seems to mean nothing, it varies widely from one brand to the other. The softest Kinsgdown mattress is too rigid for me while a Casper that is allegedly medium first is way too soft.
How to properly test the mattress in store? Which mattress could reproduce the usual hotel or Airbnb experience? In Airbnbs, it often seems to be older mattresses on older box springs. It works well for me. Why would a mattress made for children work so well for me while so many popular brand mattresses don't work at all?
Routman
